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Drivers and their problems
A new catch-all Tea Shop thread for those miscellaneous new stories that don't quite fit with parking, crashing into buildings or trapped/prisoners in their homes.
If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.
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- chrisonabike 1 hour 44 min ago
They're too prone to puncture. You end up having to use Schwalbe Extra Safe (which aren't easy to get on)....
- chrisonabike 1 hour 50 min ago
The other issue is it might well cost a substantial chunk of that 20 pounds for all the admin (especially chasing late or non-payment, enforcement...
- chrisonabike 1 hour 54 min ago
Seconded - not a Londoner and never lived there so have no idea. But ... I used to visit and ... it's quite big. In fact, more like a series of...
- TomDW 4 hours 14 min ago
Any experienced London cyclist will tell you don't leave a £1K bike locked up especially in Shoreditch. This could all have been avoided. Having an...
- belugabob 4 hours 14 min ago
Where did the e-bike doc go wrong? It got past the proposal stage...
- David9694 4 hours 28 min ago
Person trapped after campervan flips in Devon crash...
- Hirsute 5 hours 18 min ago
My wife forgot to tell me about this and now the 48 hour deadline has passed. No ved either.
- mark1a 6 hours 28 min ago
Thanks to all at road.cc HQ, I received my t-shirt, socks and stickers in the post this morning. Stickers are already being stuck:
- Simon E 8 hours 16 min ago
The total cost of putting a complete bike on a UK showroom floor is considerably more complex than the Bank of England's inflation figures. Some...
- hawkinspeter 9 hours 3 min ago
There's plenty of traffic along Avonvale and Marsh Rd already without needing to encourage it.
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Genuinely remorseful
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmz74v9z3eo
Failed to stop.
Resident wins case against Medway Council over battle to park in Florence Street, Strood
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/council-humbled-as-driver-wins-...
I'm still struggling with the idea of a parking permit for a private road.
Maybe time for a new thread...'Cruelly mistreated business owners sacrificed at the altar of the war on motorists'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4v5v52lk8o
hey Siri show me two news stories that illustrate driver privilege:
Residents will 'lose access to friends and activities' if town centre car park closes
The car park is one of 22 sites on the council's chopping block
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/residents-lose-access-...
Fears Stagecoach bus service cuts in Dover district will see people miss hospital appointments and become isolated
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/disgraceful-bus-cuts-will-mean-p...
Lord Montagu issues climate change warning at estate dinner
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24696530.lord-montagu-issues-climate-ch...
Maybe he's about to dump the 2025 programme of car-fests.
The sound of the UK roads grinding a halt at the drop of a temporary traffic light:
Motorists angry at 'bumper to bumper' traffic in BCP
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24694581.motorists-angry-bumper-b...
Update on Trowbridge road closure after 'traffic chaos'
https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/24698984.update-trowbridge-road-cl...
Issues on A249 Southbound in Stockbury, M2 between Chatham and Gillingham and M25 J1A entry slip at Swanscombe
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/traffic-chaos-after-incidents-on-...
London Road traffic queues caused by roadworks
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24697699.london-road-traffic-queues...
Two stories spotted on BBC News website this morning:
Family blame parked cars for delayed ambulance https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6k7n734jgo
Basically as per the headline - an ambulance was delayed in attending a person who had suffered a cardiac arrest due to bad parking in a residential area. Nary a bike lane in sight.
Police watchdog warning amid rise in road casualties https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c245912pedjo
More injuries and fatalities on Scotland's roads, despite fewer recorded road traffic offences. Emphasis on recorded offences.
Furious residents claim they have been blocked in their driveways after a council installed 'ridiculous' cycling wands along a new bike lane.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14043665/councils-cycling-safet...
Vauxhall van and Salvatori delivery truck stuck in width restrictions in Church Road, Murston
width restriction "does job"
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/van-jammed-in-width-rest...
my take away from this is that quite a wide area of Bath's streets are not suitable for cars and so the curtailing needs to be made more extensive.
Council insists LTN will be monitored after safety warning
An independent report published the night before it was set to be installed raised concerns about visibility at the junction
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/council-insists-ltn-mo...
the first prang and it'll be "Aha! Told you so. "
Not leaves on the line but on the road.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PajBbgthIo
How To Make A Junction Safer - California Crossroads - Finchampstead Wokingham
2 years suspended
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/dad-driving-home-yo...
"A businessman who mowed down a group of teenagers with his 4x4 before reversing over one of them after becoming infuriated at them walking in the middle of the road has avoided jail.
He has two very young children aged one and four who rely on him as does his long suffering partner."
He clams to have adhd - what hope for the children ?
More notice needed for Remembrance Sunday road closures
"Less than a week's notice has been given for a major road through Worcester and there are absolutely no other signs anywhere else in Worcester warning drivers of the road closure so the only time they'll be aware of the road closure is when they come across it."
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24708345.notice-needed-remembrance-...
Winifred's Lane bollards
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/watch-24-hours-chaos-after-9700693
Windshield bias and cars put together in Kent - result?
Opinion: Maidstone’s roads let it down and give those passing through a poor impression of Kent’s county town
It needs not just a tweak here or there, but, ideally, a pull-it-all-down-and-have another-go approach.
There is no unity to the place – buildings from uninspiring eras jostle against office blocks which must have looked pretty awful the day they were built, let alone 40 or 50 years later. It’s far from alone in this problem, but the roads – the bulk of which are one-way - seem to showcase to those passing through the higgledy-piggledy nature of it all.
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/news/opinion/the-town-needs-a-pulling-down-...
You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off.
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24712386.van-carrying-fireworks-e...
(Stolen from the comments)
It's a cartastrophe!
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/trojan-tax-parking-charges-cause-9709032
Another perrenial again - who is still driving with the most points (229 the current winner)? Meanwhile m'learned friend comes out to defend the indefensible.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8yq063m96o
Fit enough to be driving (in August 2023) = fit enough to stand trial - update on accountable drivers here
Colchester Waitrose car park death sees new trial date set
Kirby-Green is also accused of failing to stop after a road accident, failing to report a road accident and driving a motor vehicle on a road with eyesight which did not comply with requirements.
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24721940.colchester-waitrose-car-par...
It's sooo unfair: Man's anger after getting Colchester Hospital parking fine
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24716639.mans-anger-getting-colchest...
As always, I have mixed feelings about the parkcos, not least at a hospital, but characters like this (see picture) are a good reason to pass the issue on to them to manage.
Next up
Man from Ash, near Canterbury, gets £100 parking fine after 15-minute stop to collect ill mum from Charlton Shopping Centre in Dover
He added: “Since both of the appeals have been rejected, our next step is to potentially take this matter to court.
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/i-parked-for-15-minutes-to-help-...
I assume there are charges here for blue badge parking (for once a legitimate holder and usage), our man refers to them - can't find anything online to confirm what they are.
The point of principle for me is drivers making up their own rules and indeed sticking to this when it's pointed out when there are actual rules. If no one backs down, this will presumably find its way to a court so I'm happy for him to tell it to the judge.
Rod Stewart considers selling his sports cars because of local potholes
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/14/rod-stewart-considers-sell...
Thursday morning - an 8 car pile-up on the A55 near Holywell due to foggy conditions.
By which I think they mean in the drivers' tiny brains, since they can't simply drive to the conditions or leave enough room in front. Utter muppets.
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/eight-vehicle-a55-cras...
OK, now I'm really worried !!
"I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive." "We found that the rats had an intense motivation for their driving training, often jumping into the car and revving the “lever engine," writes Kelly Lambert, Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience https://theconversation.com/im-a-neuroscientist-who-taught-rats-to-drive...
The news from Exeter traders is to good today: Justine must furious with all the drivers not carrying anything causing all this traffic:
Despite living less than half a mile away from her shop Hyde and Seek on Paul Street, Justine Hyde drove to work last week when she had to drop off some chairs. But instead of the two-minute journey she would normally expect, she found herself sitting in traffic for an hour.
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/two-minute-exeter-journey-take...
But do feel free to block anything that might help matters, guys:
Fury over Exeter bus lane and parking change
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/fury-over-exeter-bus-lane-9715000
Wonders will never cease, pavement parkers ticketed !!!
https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/24728652.police-remove-trailer-bramfo...
I actually rode along there last week and was struck thinking how will banning pavement parking ever work in roads like this,when there were just so many cars.
Van gets sinking feeling on Cornish beach as surfer glides by
Visitors to a popular Cornish beach watched as the sea engulfed the unfortunate vehicle
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/van-gets-sinking-feeling-corni...
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24722763.colchester-driver-convicted...
DRIVER who sped at 90mph when he was undertaking another car on the A12 behaved “like a petulant child” in his trial, a judge said.
DRIVER who sped at 90mph when he was undertaking another car on the A12 behaved “like a petulant child” in his trial, a judge said.
The defendant, who works in security for the NHS, was self-represented and argued it was “against the laws of physics” that police could have recorded him travelling at 90mph.
Polkinghorne, who had parked his car in a nearby car park, told the judge he would lose his job if he was banned from driving.
The judge replied: “You not being on the roads for the next three months is better than you being out there driving.”
The problem is cars: too many, drivers too fast and failing to do the basics - it always is.
"The garage has always been there. It's not always the driver's fault. It's a fast road, it's a notorious road. There need to be better road markings."
Devon Texaco dubbed 'accident blackspot' after child and pregnant woman knocked off bikes
Drivers are said to be distracted as they emerge onto a busy road
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-texaco-dubbed-accident-b...
This is one that was posted in the comments of the live blog by Mr Hoopdriver. You have to read the comments.....
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/man-taken-hospital-afte...
It looks like the thread will have to be renamed to Pedestrians and Their Problems as drivers no longer exist.
Its that time of year again, the annual Network Rail most hit railway bridge by HGVs list, a mere 1532 this past year, so only 1 every 6 hours.
And it's Stutney Road bridge near Ely that takes the top prize 18 hits, so roughly 1 every 3 weeks.
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/britains-most-struck-bridg...
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